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Covering the suburbs of Darebin and surrounds
Covering the suburbs of Darebin and surrounds
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Read our 3 March 2025 edition
⊸ Editions ⋅ By Emily Kulich
Published at 9:06pm on Wednesday 5 March 2025
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From this edition…
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Keke & Kaka to close at month’s end
Read more: Keke & Kaka to close at month’s endNorthcote will lose one of its cutest shops when Keke & Kaka shuts its doors at month’s end.
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Don’t miss » Skinks find sanctuary
Read more: Don’t miss » Skinks find sanctuaryOffering a sound which is simultaneously nostalgic and completely unique, the band has taken that classic northern suburbs foundation and built something special.
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Darebin kinder registrations open
Read more: Darebin kinder registrations openRegistrations for Darebin’s three- and four-year-old kinder are now open.
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The Maggie Pills’ new prescription
Read more: The Maggie Pills’ new prescriptionLocal indie/alt punks The Maggie Pills are back, teasing a completed second album and a renewed sound.
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Darebin searching for $9.7 million p.a.
Read more: Darebin searching for $9.7 million p.a.‘RAPID inflation’ is blamed for the City of Darebin facing an annual budget shortfall of $9.7 million by July 2028.
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War clause dominates council laptop tender discussion
Read more: War clause dominates council laptop tender discussionCOUNCILLORS’ decisions on a $1.88 million tender for new laptops were, in part, informed by international military action.
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$80k for Reservoir Leisure Centre design plan
Read more: $80k for Reservoir Leisure Centre design planCouncillors have committed $80,000 to developing a Reservoir Leisure Centre “Concept Design Plan”.
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Darebin flag policy review ‘very near’
Read more: Darebin flag policy review ‘very near’COUNCILLORS and executives have heard questions from two people challenging the display of the Palestinian flag at Preston City Hall.
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More Activity Centres announced in Thornbury
Read more: More Activity Centres announced in ThornburyTwo more locations in Darebin will be part of the state government’s Activity Centres Program.
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Three pillars good, four pillars better
Read more: Three pillars good, four pillars betterA community panel has seen the addition of a dedicated transparency pillar to the Darebin 2041 Community Vision.